Reports from two Queensland research projects are now available on the Forest and Wood Product Australia (FWPA) website. The two projects have delivered valuable information for the native forest timber industry in Queensland. Both had strong steering committee input, as well as indus

Gisborne District Council has begun community consultation to seek feedback on recommendations to restrict heavy vehicles in the city to a single highway route. Source: Gisborne Herald The council is supporting recommendations made in a report by engineering consultancy WSP, which con

After more than a decade of operating at Martin Road, Komatsu’s Gunnedah Branch in regional New South Wales has relocated to a new facility, that is far beyond the ‘old branch’ in many ways according to Gunnedah Branch Manager, Peter Phillips. Source: Timberbiz For several months, the

Local knowledge, use of forestry experts, and better understanding of fire behaviour in plantations is critical for future fire management on Kangaroo Island. Incident Management Teams (IMTs) and fire ground leaders need access to people with local knowledge, including suitably traine

The Green Triangle’s Darren Shelden has been named as the latest Great South Coast Food + Fibre ambassador. The Australian Bluegum Plantations Port and Logistics Manager is based in Portland, but also manages the Albany port in Western Australia. Source: Timberbiz “Our customers are C

Every year, since 2007, forestry resource managers, remote sensing, GIS and mapping specialists, inventory foresters, researchers and key technology suppliers from across Australasia attend the forestry technology series, ForestTECH. Source: Timberbiz It has now well and truly establi

A wooden sculpture of US first lady Melania Trump was torched near her hometown of Sevnica, Slovenia, on the night of July Fourth, as Americans celebrated US Independence Day. Source: Reuters Brad Downey, a Berlin-based American artist, told Reuters he had the life-sized blackened, di

The global outbreak of COVID-19 has led to a serious global crisis. The extent of the economic impact is uncertain, since both production and demand for forestry products have declined globally according to Peter Karlsson, Sodra’s Interim President and CEO. Source: Timberbiz “We are a

A new research project managed by Forest and Wood Products Australia will investigate the potential for commercial Indigenous forestry in the Northern Territory’s East Arnhem Land. The project aims to support the Traditional Owners to facilitate a sustainable forest-based livelihood a